bookrev: Fool by Christopher Moore
With Lamb and Fool, Christopher Moore has now added his own unique set of background material to two of the English language’s most read stories: The Bible and the Works of William Shakespeare. Fool...
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The Demigod Files: Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan
While waiting for Riordan’s next Percy Jackson novel The Last Olympian, readers can get their Percy fix with The Demigod Files, a collection of short stories and interviews. While short (133 pages excluding pictures,...
Asteroid impact via Google Maps
With news of asteroid 2009 DD45 near-miss of the Earth, what better time for a tool that shows the impact implications? Carlos Labs has released Ground Zero, where you can pick your location and,...
My son and I review a book without throwing food at each other
SF Signal asked me to review Kevin J. Anderson’s forthcoming novel Enemies & Allies, The Dark Night meets the Man of Steel. My son Josh and I have been into Justice League and the...
bookrev: Drood by Dan Simmons
Very few authors can make something as mundane as a fictionalized account of the last five years of Charles Dickens’ life appeal to readers outside of those with Degrees in English. Dan Simmons is...
A million miles in the air
With little fanfare (other than self-generated) my local airline has informed me that my last flight (back home from Denver) put me over a million miles traveled with them. Coincidentally, my car turned over...
Conquering Dan Simmons commitment issues
Being a Dan Simmon’s reader and fan takes a lot of commitment, but I must tell you, Dear Reader (pun intended) that it is certainly worth the commitment. Having just tackled the 766 page...
bookrev: Olympos by Dan Simmons
When people are recommending SciFi/Fantasy books to non-SciFi/Fantasy readers, books such as Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card or movie tie-in books are listed. Because of how seamlessly the science fiction is interwoven into...
Self reliance, responsibility and Obama
When our newly seated President has to be the adult in the room and tell the American public to be more self-reliant and responsible (excerpts at the end of this post), it certainly makes...
Rockets will win ten in a row
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